ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington women's basketball team will look to avenge their Feb. 1 loss in San Marcos and earn the season split with in-state rival Texas State, when they host the Bobcats on Saturday, Feb. 22 at College Park Center. The matchup, which is set to tip-off at 5:00 p.m., is the second game of a doubleheader with the UTA men's basketball team and will be televised on ESPN+ with Ron Thulin (play-by-play) and Mike Petersen (analyst) calling the action.
 
Matchup: UTA (15-10, 9-4 SBC) vs. Texas State (10-14, 3-10 SBC)
When: Saturday, February 22 | 5:00 p.m.
Where: College Park Center | Arlington, Texas
Live Stats | ESPN+ | Tickets
 
DOUBLEHEADER PROMOTION
Military & First Responder Appreciation Night

- 2 FREE tickets to all local military and first responders (claim tickets at box office on gameday)
- 1st 200 fans at the men's game get FREE hats
- 1st 1000 fans at the women's game get Beat State shirts

UTA PROBABLE STARTERS
#12 Marie Benson | F
#20 Claire Chastain | G
#21 Terryn Milton | G
#24 Aysia Evans | G
#41 Katie Ferrell | G

STARTING 5 QUICK HITS
#12 Marie Benson (F)
- 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring (16.8 ppg)
- Ranked 7th in the league in rebounding (7.3 rpg)
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week 4x this season
- Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Louisiana on Jan. 16
- Shooting .526 from the field this season, to rank 4th in the SBC
#20 Claire Chastain (G)
- Ranks 24th in the Sun Belt in scoring (10.1)
- Ranks 10th in the SBC in 3pt FG made per game (1.5)
#21 Terryn Milton (G)
- Ranks 1st in the Sun Belt in assists/turnover ratio (2.1)
- Ranks 4th in the Sun Belt in assists per game (3.9)
- Dished out a career-high 10 assists at App State on Jan. 9
#24 Aysia Evans (G)
- Scored a career-high 24 points vs. Coastal Carolina on Feb. 8
- Ranks 4th in the SBC in steals (2.0)
- Shooting .347 from 3-pt range to rank 8th in the SBC
#41 Katie Ferrell (F)
- Ranks in the top 15 in the conference in rebounds (14th; 6.2), assists (3rd; 4.0), steals (12th; 1.5) and assist/turnover ratio (4th; 1.6)
 
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25
The UTA women's basketball team earned 4 votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 Poll that was released on Tuesday, February 18. UTA is one of three Sun Belt Conference squads to appear in the poll, as Troy was ranked No. 19 and Coastal Carolina was ranked No. 13 this week.
 
South Dakota held down the top spot in the poll (16 first-place votes; 759 points), while Princeton took the No. 2 position. Gonzaga (722 points), FGCU (679 points) and Missouri State (6664 points) rounded out the top-five.
 
The CollegeInsider.com Women's Mid-Major Top-25 is now in its 10th season of existence. The poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, Western Athletic and is voted on by a panel of 31 coaches.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Mavericks are limiting opponents to just 36.4 percent shooting, which ranks 38th in the country. UTA also ranks in the top 100 nationally in Assists (25th; 16.5), field goal percentage (54th; 43.4%), assist/turnover ratio (66th; 1.03) and scoring defense (81st; 60.4).
 
Individually, Terryn Milton ranks 38th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.13), while Marie Benson ranks in the top 100 in field goals made (46th; 163), field goal percentage (49th; 52.6%), points per game (86th; 16.8 ppg) and total points (93rd; 403).
 
DROPPIN' DIMES AND MAKING HISTORY
Katie Ferrell currently has 242 career assists, which ranks her No. 9 in program history. She has done this in less than two seasons with the Lady Mavs.
 
Assists
1. Krystal Buchanan (2001-05) – 562
2. Terra Wallace (2003-07) – 408
3. Tamara Simmons (2007-11) – 341
4. Shalyn Martin (2007-11) – 334
5. Gale Haynes (1993-97) – 332
6. Cierra Johnson (2014-2019) – 315
7. Stacie Terry (1994-98) – 250
Allison Gray (1980-84) – 250
9. Katie Ferrell (2018-Pres) – 242
10. Melissa Nix (1989-92) – 215
 
DYNAMIC DUO
Senior Marie Benson and sophomore Claire Chastain give UTA a top-5 top scoring tandem in the Sun Belt Conference. The duo is averaging a combined 26.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
 
Sun Belt Top Scoring Tandems
Blount/Williams (Coastal Carolina) – 32.9 ppg
Kines/Jones (South Ala.) - 29.9 ppg
Collier/Battle (Little Rock) - 27.9 ppg
M. Benson/Chastain (UTA) – 26.9 ppg
Stanley/Polacek (App State) / Washington/Peyton (Ark. State) - 25.8 ppg

UTA'S BIG 3
Marie Benson, Claire Chastain and Aysia Evans have combined to account for 54.9 percent (36.1 points per game) of UTA's scoring. The trio is also combining to shoot .440 (335-of-762) from the floor.
 
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Minus the three games against a pair of top-10 opponents (#1 Oregon, #8 Louisville) and a Big XII opponent (Okla. St.) at the 2019 Paradise Jam, UTA has allowed 1,282 total points this season, holding the opposition to just 58.3 points per game, which would rank t-52nd nationally.
 
The Lady Mavs have held opponents below 65 points 17 times this season, while also holding this year's opposition below 55 points or fewer on 11 occasions.
 
UTA has also limited nine opponents to less than 31 percent shooting from the floor, while forcing 20 of their 25 opponents into 14+ turnovers.

WE'LL TAKE THE COMPLIMENT
Despite going 0-3 at the 2019 Paradise Jam, the Lady Mavs played hard and left an impression on fans and opponents during the event.

Louisville head coach Jeff Walz was very complimentary of UTA in his postgame interview..."I expected this. I told our kids that UTA played a physical brand of basketball. I was very impressed with watching them in film study."

He followed those comments up with a tweet to Coach Gerlich following the Lady Mavs' matchup with the Cardinals..."I will be following your team all season long! Love the spirit and passion they play with. It's good for our game and something that fans will come watch."
 
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